Telephone apparatus



Jan. 12 1926.

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HARRY R. CLARKE, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO WESTERN ELEC- TRIO COMPANY, INCORPORATED, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW,

YORK.

TELEPHONE A]?19ARATUS.

Application filed January 9, 1924. Serial No. 685,163.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY R. CLARKE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at East Orange, in the county of Essex and State New Jerse, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Telephone Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exam description.

This invention relates to telephone apparatus and particularly to supports for telephone receivers.

The object of the invention is to provide a light, inexpensive receiver support having a quick detachable head band. a

In accordance with the general features of the invention, there is provided a support for telephone receivers consisting of a light head band provided with a hump near one end adapted to rotatably and detachably engage a socket formed by an embossed plate secured to the back of a receiver.

Referring to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a side view of a head receiver embodying the in vention. F 2 is a perspective view showing the invention. Fig. 3 is a plan view.

In the drawing at represents a well-known type of watch-case receiver, to the back of which is secured by any suitable means, such as screws, 5, a plate 6 having an elongated boss or formed-up portion, centrally located with respect to the back of the receiver. The boss has a deep semi-spherical portion 8 and shallower portions 9 and 10 on each side thereof and forms a socket for one end of a head band 12. The portion 10 which extends from the edge of the plate 6 to the spherical portion 8 is preferably rectangular. The boss is preferably providcd with a slot 11 extending lengthwise to the edge of the plate (3.

The head band 12 consists preferably of a single flat 'band of spring steel having an oil-set portion 1-5 substantially the depth of the receiver 4.- so that the band 12 will fit snugly to the head and permit a hat to be worn. The end of the head band 12 adapted to engage the socket formed by the plate 6 and the receiver 4 is provided with a hump 13 slightly deeper than the portion 10 of the boss in the plate 6, and preferably slightly shallower than the central portion 8. The band 12 is extended slightly beyond the hump 13 to facilitate its insertion in the socket. When the band is inserted in the socket, the hump 13 is in the portion 8 and the end 16 of the head hand is in the portion 9. The height of portion 10 of the boss is preferably slightly less than the width of the band 12 in order to limit the annular movement of the receiver as shown in Fig. 3. The opposite end of theband is provided with a metal pad 14 which may be attached thereto in any suitable manner,-

cured between said plate and the back of' sand rjecelver.

2. In combination, a telephone receiver, a plate having a depression formed therein extending to the edge thereof, said plate forming with said receiver a socket having a restricted rectangular opening, a flat single strip headband having a hump portion near one end adapted to he inserted in said socket and held therein by its own spring action.

3. In combination, a telephone receiver, a plate having a depression therein extending to the edge thereof, said plate forming with said receiver a socket having a restricted rectangular opening, a fiat spring head band adapted to engage said socket, said rectangular opening having a depth less than the width of thehead band for limiting its angular niovement. f

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 8th day of January A. 1)., 1924.

HARRY R. CLARKE; 

